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Radio 4,7 mins

Could period and pregnancy tracking apps be used against women?

Woman's Hour

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Women in the United States have been speaking out on social media about period and pregnancy tracking apps over concerns their data could be held and used against them, should they ever seek to have an abortion. These fears follow a leaked US Supreme Court document suggesting they could be about to overturn the landmark Roe V Wade case, which guarantees a woman’s constitutional right to abortion. So, how careful should women be with their reproductive data? Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Technology reporter Shiona McCallum and Jillian York from the American digital rights group, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, joined Emma Barnett on Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour to discuss.

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